Broad Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me tell you straight. The next week and a half are gonna be a write-off for any real surfing around here. We've got a long, flat, and frustrated stretch ahead. From Friday the 7th right through to around the 15th, it’s a whole lot of nothing. The swell is tiny, the periods are short, and it’s just not worth the effort of waxing up. You’ll see some knee-high slop with poor conditions – it might look surfable from the beach, but it’s messy, gutless, and will just have you fighting for nothing. We’re looking at a minimum of eight days with no real options. It’s a pretty normal dry spell for this place, to be honest, so don't go throwing your board in the bin just yet.

Now, for the spark of life, we finally see something happen around Monday the 17th. The swell starts to fill in, and it comes alive on the Tuesday the 18th. This is the standout window of the whole period. Forget the tiny, weak stuff before it. This is the one we've been waiting for.

Broad Cove is the spot to be. It’s a point break that’s fairly consistent and exposed to that southerly swell, which is exactly what it wants. It handles the open ocean energy well.

The real deal is on Tuesday the 18th. The morning sees a clean 4ft swell from the S with a light cross-off wind, keeping the face smooth. But the afternoon is the winner. It bumps up to a solid 5ft from the S, with a light offshore breeze. This is going to be the cleanest, most powerful surf we’ve seen in weeks. The combined energy will be up at 229, which is a solid, moderate push of power, and it’s going to feel so much better than that weak dribble we’ve been looking at.

This is a wave for the competent surfer. It’s not a beginner’s day. The period is 7 seconds, which is a short-period wind swell, so it won't have that long-period push, but on a point break like this, the shape will still be there. Also, it’s a bit bigger and with the growing swell from the day before, it’s got some grunt. Expect a few others out there, because it's going to be the best we've seen. The water temp is sitting at 62°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, not much of a change from the average.

While the Monday the 17th sees a bigger 7ft swell with strong offshore winds, the energy is all over the place with a 436 reading, and it's still transitioning. That Tuesday is where it all lines up – solid size, clean conditions, and good energy. That’s the one to chase.

Then it fades again. The rest of that week and into the weekends drops back down into that poor, small, and choppy category. We get a bit of a tease with some 5ft on the 18th, but that’s gone by the 19th, and it's just back to small, wind-affected junk. For the second week, it’s a quiet picture. Nothing else with any real quality shows up on the cards.

So, save your energy. Be patient. Be ready for that Tuesday afternoon session. That's the one.

Rusty.

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